Artificial bait



C. T. PFLUEGER AND W. L. ADAMS.

ARTIFICIAL BAIT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT, 10. 1920.

Patented J 11116 6', 1922.

the attac PATENT CHARLES PFLUEGER AND WALTER L. ADAMS, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE nnrnnrmsn MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or AKRON, 01110,

OHIO. 1

Specification of Letters Patent.

A CORPORATION OF ARTIFICIAL BAIT.

Patented June 6, 1922;

original app lication filed August 7, 1919, Serial No. 315,870. Divided and this application filed Septemher 10.1920. Serial No. 409,407.

county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented c'ertain new and useful lmprove.

ments in Artificial Bait, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fishing tackle and particularly to an artificial minnow used as a bait and to hook attaching devices used therewith, this application being a division' of co-pending application Serial No. 315,870, filed Aug. 7, 1919, for artificial bait.

In the specific embodiment shown the min now comprises a body portion, having downward y converging sides, forming a keel portion, a front end'inclined upwardly backwardly in two planes and a lobe shaped tail portion with a longitudinally extending upwardly curved and transversely flat under face. The minnow is provided with a suitable hook attaching device or devices for supporting a hook or hooks and an eye, at the'junction of the two inclined planes at the front end, to which the line may be attached. The invention in this particular case relates to a specific formof attaching device for the hooks.

Further features of the invention will more fully and at large appear from the following description, drawings and claims.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device; Fig. 2 is a front end elevation; Fig. 3 is a top plan'view; Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the forward end showing the hook attachingdevice; Fig. 5 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the forward end of the minnow, showing the hook attaching device; and Fig. 6 is a detail section on the line 66, Fig. 5.

In the drawings, 1 represents the mam body portion, the upper half of which is of semi-cylindrical form arched laterally and provided with downwardly converglng sides 2 which meet a narrow flat bottom portion 3, as shown in Fig. 4, in substantially U-form although this is not essential. end of the body portion 1 1s provided with a line attaching eye 4 and the front end of the body portion is inclined downwardly and forwardly to form the plane face 5 below hing eye, and above the attaching an even keel.

The front eye inclined rearwardly and upwardly to form the inclined face 6.

tail portion. The rear end of the tail portion is pointed so as to permit the devlce to move, freely through the water without stirring up a back wash 0r eddy current.

The curved or arched face 8 causes the minnow to skid erratically and also keeps it on Below the flat portion 3 is a hook 9 secured to this flat portion by a clip comprising a hollow base 10 arched outwardly from the surface of the bait body and a hook receiving tongue 11 having its free end embedded in the material of the body portion of the minnow. The cavity in the hollow base permits entrance of the eye of a fish hook there- .into so that the hook swings more readily in its turning movements as the bait travels through the water. The clip is held in place by a screw 13 passing through an eye on the base. The hook receiving tongue 11 cooperates as a guard with the vertically disposed edges 14 of the hollow base 10, which edges are arranged in a plane substantially at right angles to the plane of the base. The device is secured to the minnow with the tongue 11 toward the rear, whereby when the eye 17 of the hook is applied thereto it is free to swing to the rear and to the sides and is prevented from swinging forward be yond the plane of the edges 14 of the guard, as shown 111 importance inasmuch as it prevents, in a two hook construction, the rear hook from swinging forward and becoming entangled vith the forward hook, and also prevents the forward hook from swinging to the front and becoming entangled with the line. It is obvious that'this guard does not prevent the movement of the hook in all necessary directions.

Another hook 18 may be provided on the minnow audit is preferably arranged upon the'flat face 8 near the rear. It may be secured in any suitable way as by one of the clips already described.

When the minnow is attached to the line and is drawn through the water it sinks to a suitable depth and wiggles about in one direction or the other and forms an alluring bait for the fish.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A clip for attaching fish hooks to an artificial bait, said clip comprising a hollow body portion arched outwardly from the surface to Which it is attached and' having a bent hook receiving tongue extending from said arched body portion towards said surface, and means for securing said clip to the surface of a fish bait.

2. A clip for attaching fish hooks to an artificial bait, said clip comprising a hollow body portion archedoutwardly from the surface to which it is attached and having a bent hook receiving tongue extending from said arched body portion towards said surface, said body portion having edge portions extending transversely to said tongue and serving as stops to limit swinging motion of the hook, and means for securing said clip to a fish bait body.

3. A clip for attaching fish hooks to an 7 artificial bait, said clip comprising a hollow bod portion arched outwardly from thesur ace to which it is attached and having a bent hook receiving tongue extending from said arched body portion towards said surface, an eye extending from said body portion in the opposite direction from said tongue, and securing means passing through said eye into a fish bait body for securing the clip to the surface thereof. I

4. A clip for attaching fish hooks to an artificial bait, said clip comprising a hollow body portion arched outwardly from the surface to which it is attached and having a bent hook receiving tongue extending from said arched body portion towards said surface, said body portion having edge portions extending transversely to said tongue and serving as stops to limit swinging motion of the hook, an eye extending from said body portion in the opposite direction from said tongue, a'n'dsecuring means passing through said eye into a fish bait body for securing the clip to the surface thereof.

In testimony whereof we hereby afiix our signatures.

CHARLES '1. PFLUEGER. WALTER L. 5 ADAMS. 

